Storage battery terminal connecter



May 28, 1935. F. PAVLOVIC ET AL 2,003,053

STORAGE BATTERY TERMINAL GONNECTER Filed March 29, 19:54

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Patented May 2s, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Frank Pavlovic andJoseph George Sintic, Cleveland, Ohio Application March 29, 1934, SerialNo. 718,059

1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved attachment for a storage batterypost.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a-fragmentary side view of the battery showing the improvedconnecter attached thereto, said connecter being shown in section andwith parts of the post in section.

Figure 2 is a detail top plan view of the connecter.

Figures 3 and 4 are detail sections on the lines 33 and 44 respectivelyof Figure 2.

In this drawing, the connecter' per se is denoted by the numeral 1, and,as shown it is in the form of a substantially L-shaped flat metalcasting embodying complemental right angularly disposed arm portions 8and 9 respectively. The arm 8 is provided adjacent its end'with. anopening Ill forming a bolt hole. The arm 9 terminates in an annularenlargement or head which may be conveniently described as an attachingcollar I l and this is provided with a tapered opening l2 to accommodatethe correspondingly tapered post l3 on the storage battery H. The cableis denoted by the numeral l5 and is provided with a metallic adapter l6connected to the arm 8 by way of a bolt I1 and clamping nut l8 as shownin Figure 2. This provides the desired quick detachable connectionbetween the adapter I6 and the connecter I.

The L-shaped formation of the unit or connecter I is employed so that itmay fit nicely on the storage battery and then will remain within thearea of the storage battery casing. This L- shaped configuration is aspecial adaptation factor and permits the battery to be handledconveniently and to be inserted or removed from its holding rack (notshown) without interference from the terminal connecter.

The tapered post hole I! is slightly larger than the truncated taperedend of the post l3 to perof order or causing trouble when once it is putin position to stay. Experience has shown that it will practicallyoutlast the battery. By using an attaching bolt H for the conductor l5expeditious and detachable connection between the adapter l6 andconnecter is provided. In some instances instead of employing a tool nutl8 a wing nut (not shown) may be employed to obviate the necessity ofusing tools.

Other features and advantages will doubtless be apparent to personsfamiliar with accessories in this particular line of endeavor. I

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawing.Therefore, a more lengthy descriptio is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size, and rearrangement of details coming withinthe field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice,-

if desired.

Having thus described our invention, what weclaim as new is:

A device for connecting a conductor to a battery post comprising a bodyformed of one piece of material and of L-shape to provide a pair of armsextending at right angles to each other, said body having fiat upper andlower faces and one arm having a hole extending through its:v outer endfor receiving a bolt for connecting a conducmlt said 1116 to Surroundthe P as shown 1fi\ tor terminal to said arm and the other arm havingFigure 3 and to allow it tobe permanently joined to the post by lead asshown at is. when thus attached to the battery post the connecter 'Iremains in substantial spaced parallelism with the top of the battery. 1

We desire to emphasizesome of the following featm'es of constructionwhich serve to characterize this'unique terminal connecter. It is to benoted that it is made in the form of a single casting shown in Figure 2.It consists of seventy five per cent lead and twenty five per cent anti-These elements combine to provide the requisite strength and hardnessand insure proper conductivity of the current. The L-shapedconfiguration adapts the connecter to all types of an opening in itsouter end for receiving a battery post, the outer end of the lastmentioned arm being of enlarged circular form, with the hole passingthrough the circular part, and said hole tapering downwardly, with thesmall end FRANK PAVLOVIC. JOSEPH GEORGE SINTIC.

